Grocers Must Draw Millennials

Supermarkets should add to their organic store-brand mix and enhance digital offerings to appeal to consumers ages 18 to 31, concludes a study by global investment bank Jeffries and
business advisory firm AlixPartners. The “Trouble in Aisle 5” research indicates Millennials are 18% less likely to shop at traditional grocers and given their willingness to explore
alternate channels grocers need to make changes to attract them. “You want to go fresh. You want to have a very robust private-label program, particularly private label that speaks to natural
and organic trends. You also want online capability like online delivery and to be engaged with smartphones,” Scott Mushkin, managing director and senior equity research analyst covering food
and drug retailing and packaged foods at Jeffries.